Half a teaspoon in warm milk at night. Outside, a thin paste in curd on the affected fold for fifteen minutes, then wash and dry the skin completely — damp is what feeds it.
Traditional
CautionThe amount used in cooking is safe. In tablet or extract form it does not go with blood-thinning medicines. Avoid larger amounts if you have gallstones. Stop before surgery.
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नीम · Neem
4–5 tender neem leaves chewed on an empty stomach, or a decoction of the leaves used as a wash for the affected skin.
Traditional
CautionDo not take neem internally in pregnancy or while trying to conceive. Never give neem oil internally to a small child.
नारियल का तेल · Coconut oil
Warm coconut oil rubbed gently into the scalp or affected skin at night and washed off in the morning.
Traditional
घी · Ghee
A teaspoon in food. Do not put ghee or any oil on a yeast patch — the warmth and damp under it are exactly what the fungus wants.
Traditional
On this page Documented — There are human studies behind this ingredient for this particular complaint. Traditional — Carried by tradition and experience; modern evidence for this particular complaint is limited.
All of this is what others have found — tradition, shared experience and the studies done so far. It is not advice given to any one person. Before changing your diet, and especially if you take any medicine, ask your dietician or doctor.
Naturopathy
Keep the area dry and airy; cotton only, never synthetic.
Cold hip bath twice daily; cut sugar sharply.
Foods that help
हल्दी · Turmericनीम · Neemनारियल का तेल · Coconut oilघी · Ghee
Limit these
चीनी · Sugarख़मीर · Yeast
Pick what's in your kitchen and see which remedy fits you best.
Bhojanveda
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